The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 340
THE MAGIC OF ART. 32: papers to open up, a beautiful lesson could be impressedupon the mind. Nothing is more calculated to refine the mind,to ennoble the thoughts, than to withdraw ones self from theartificial world, and to gaze upon the fresh face of nature. u^^^^vA3 … [i#z£lvi^^^ And if we me able to do this intelligently—in other words,if, having learned the alphabet, we are able to peruse as itwere the book of nature—the delight and the advantageis proportionably increased. Now turn to the exampleshown in Fig. 69. What do we see? The lines of L»eautyhave given…
Magic tricks
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